کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2456291 1110535 2007 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The use of infrared thermography as an early indicator of bovine respiratory disease complex in calves
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک علوم دامی و جانورشناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The use of infrared thermography as an early indicator of bovine respiratory disease complex in calves
چکیده انگلیسی

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) complex causes considerable distress to domestic livestock and economic hardship to the beef industry. Furthermore, the resulting extensive use of antimicrobial treatments is a growing concern from the perspective of facilitating antibiotic resistant microbes. The earlier detection of BRD would enable an earlier, more targeted treatment regime and earlier isolation of infected individuals. The objective of the present study was to investigate the use of non-invasive infrared thermography in the early detection of BRD in cattle. Studies were conducted on 133 head of weaned calves. Data demonstrated that infrared thermography was able to identify animals at early stages of illness, often several days to over one week before clinical signs were manifest. Data indicated that 4–6 days prior to the onset of clinical symptoms of BRD, greater positive and negative predictive values and test efficiency for infrared thermography (80%, 65% and 71%, respectively) compared to the industry standard practice of clinical scoring (70%, 45% and 55%, respectively).

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Research in Veterinary Science - Volume 83, Issue 3, December 2007, Pages 376–384
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